London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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108 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Balham. | Tooting. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants re-visited | 70 | 174 | '63 | 377 | 784 |
| 1. Breast fed only | 38 | 101 | 114 | 254 | 507 |
| 2. Otherwise fed | 7 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 51 |
| (b) Breast and condensed milk. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | '3 |
| (c) Breast,cows'milk and food. | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 11 |
| 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| (e) Breast and food | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| (f) Cows' milk only | 5 | 19 | 17 | 45 | 86 |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| (h) Cows' milk and food | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| (i) Condensed milk only | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| (j) Condensed milk and food. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Totals | 32 | 73 | 49 | 123 | 277 |
In all 1,603 visits were made, a slight falling off compared
with the previous year, this being due to two causes, illness and
the necessity of more frequent inspections in certain workshops.
Of the 1,603 infants visited, it was found that 1,255 or 78 per
cent, were breast-fed, while 348 or 22 per cent, were otherwise fed.